Costa Rica vs Germany: Farm gate — Emissions per capita
Farm gate — Emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.17 t CO2eq/cap against 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in Germany, a difference of 0.06 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Germany ranks 68th of 223 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.036 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.914 t CO2eq/cap | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.344 t CO2eq/cap | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.914 t CO2eq/cap | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.342 t CO2eq/cap | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm gate — emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 1.17 t CO2eq/cap against 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Germany ranks 68th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.